·NationalCenter for the Revitalization of Central Cities, co-investigator, $23,000: conduct case study of impact of metropolitan St. Louis growth pattern on support of central policy and program initiatives.

·Gateway Greening, principal investigator, $38,000: evaluation of the impact of community gardens on physical, social, and economic conditions in their immediate neighborhood.

·US Environmental Protection Agency, principal investigator, $300,000: Community/University Environmental Justice grant.
Work in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and East St. Louis, Illinois to increase neighborhood resident's and leader's awareness of environmental law and their specific environmental circumstances.

Project Management

PlymouthIndustrial Park: supervised preparation of demolition plan to clear site for development of industrial park.
Managed plan review process through USEPA and MODNR.

St. LouisCountyport-related industrial park: supervised site development to convert former manufacturing site to an industrial park with port facilities.

St. LouisCounty Enterprise Center: developed and managed incubator program for start-up businesses.
Secured initial funding for program, selected initial site for program, supervised renovation of facility, established tenant selection procedures, developed program of business services for tenants, marketed program, hired and trained staff.